Nutanix is leading the way in helping major customers transition from VMware to Nutanix AHV, as highlighted at the Nutanix Next event. Two prominent companies, Computershare, a stock management service provider, and Boyd Gaming, a hotel and casino business in the United States, shared their success stories in migrating their systems.
Kevin O’Connor, the CTO of Computershare in Australia, mentioned that they had previously considered Nutanix to reduce costs but only took the plunge when they noticed a significant increase in VM system licensing costs. After moving all 24,000 VMs, they found that expenses were significantly lower than before.
Gregg Lowe, the CIO of Boyd Gaming, revealed their unsuccessful attempts to negotiate licensing costs with VMware, especially after Broadcom’s acquisition. They made the switch to Nutanix 18 months ago, and the project is nearing completion, with only one site left to migrate.
It is becoming a trend for customers to switch from other service providers or software vendors, as seen in the press releases of these companies. Following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, some customers are exploring new alternatives like Veeam for data backup software and Proxmox in response to customer demands.
While Nutanix is promoting the shift from VMware to AHV, Rajiv Ramaswami, Nutanix’s CEO, acknowledges the risks involved in customers changing ownership. He recognizes that large-scale system migrations take time and may not have an immediate impact on Nutanix’s operations.
Source: The Register 1, 2, IT News
TLDR: Nutanix is successfully facilitating major customer migrations from VMware to Nutanix AHV, with companies like Computershare and Boyd Gaming reaping the benefits of reduced costs and improved efficiency.
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